Jack’s Reviews > Walden or, Life in the Woods > Status Update
Jack
is 32% done
1. Looks down on easy reading that doesn’t challenge intellectually. Says that no one in Concord reads anything good, meaning classic English literature
— 2 hours, 24 min ago
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Jack
is 31% done
1. Says that he has had Iliad sitting on his bedstand table because he doesn’t have time to read and then goes on at length about the importance of reading classics with arcane language and fully understanding them
— 2 hours, 29 min ago
Jack
is 30% done
2. Even someone deciding to write a book like this shows their arrogance and how full of themselves they are. Goes on and on about minute details and with occasional philosophy thrown in which are the best parts
— 9 hours, 33 min ago
Jack
is 18% done
2. Goes into minute detail about what he was spending money on. Especially tiresome without knowing conversion to modern rates
— Aug 05, 2026 10:56AM
Jack
is 11% done
2. Has some good ideas and quotes but then states that we are the “morally and intellectually” superior to “Arabs”
— Aug 04, 2026 11:40AM
Jack
is 5% done
Starting. Overly verbose language that is seemingly problematic. Talks about slavery and how he’s never learned anything from people older than him
— Aug 03, 2026 07:43AM

